Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus(Cretzschmar, PJ, 1829)
English (US) Black-winged Lapwing
The Black-winged Lapwing (Vanellus melanopterus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Vanellus melanopterus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-winged Lapwing
- Described by
- (Cretzschmar, PJ, 1829)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Vanellus melanopterus melanopterus
- Vanellus melanopterus minor
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Charadrius melanopterus
- Described by
- (Cretzschmar, PJ, 1829)
- Type locality
- Djedda, Arabia.
- Original description
- Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Erste Abtheilung. Zoologie. Vögel (1826) p.46 pl.31
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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